This dataset contains annual crime-related statistics for US counties, including violent crime rates, murder rates, and socio-economic indicators such as poverty, education, and unemployment. It provides a comprehensive overview of crime and its potential correlates across the United States.
Usage
data(crimestatewide_tbl_df)Format
A tibble with 51 observations and 9 variables:
- State
State name (character).
- violent crime rate
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people (numeric).
- murder rate
Murder rate per 100,000 people (numeric).
- poverty
Poverty rate as a percentage (numeric).
- high school
Percentage of high school graduates (numeric).
- college
Percentage of college graduates (numeric).
- single parent
Percentage of single-parent households (numeric).
- unemployed
Unemployment rate as a percentage (numeric).
- metropolitan
Percentage of the population living in metropolitan areas (numeric).
Details
The dataset name has been changed to 'crimestatewide_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the crimedatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is stored as a tibble, a modern and more readable alternative to traditional data frames in R. The original content has not been modified in any way.